Research Article
Growth and Yield of Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L) Schott.) as Affected by Planting Distance
Table 7
Effect of planting distance by accession interaction on yield attributes of taro.
| | Accession | Planting distance | Corm length (cm) | Corm diameter (cm) | Yield per plant (kg) | Yield/ha (t/ha) | Harvest index (%) |
| | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 1 m | 16.7 | 31.8 | 0.73 | 7.3 | 93.1 | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 0.75 m | 17.5 | 32.6 | 0.77 | 10.3 | 83.9 | | BL/SM/80 | 1 m × 0.5 m | 15.3 | 32.1 | 0.65 | 13.0 | 92.9 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 1 m | 12.3 | 25.9 | 0.45 | 4.5 | 68.0 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 0.75 m | 13.2 | 27.7 | 0.49 | 6.5 | 62.1 | | BL/SM/16 | 1 m × 0.5 m | 13.4 | 28.6 | 0.51 | 10.2 | 83.7 | | CV (%) | | 6.7 | 6.7 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 12.0 | | value | | 0.05 | 0.60 | 0.31 | 0.001 | 0.05 | | LSD () | | 3.7 | 7.4 | 0.40 | 5.5 | 15.3 |
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